gee (plural gees) 1  The name of the Latin-script letter G/g. ( 2 slang) Abbreviation of grand; a thousand dollars. ten gees. ( 3 physics) Abbreviation of gravity; the unit of acceleration equal to that exerted by gravity at the earth's surface. ( US, slang) A guy.
Founded in 1963, it grew to be the second-largest long-distance provider in the U.S. It was purchased by WorldCom in 1998 and became MCI WorldCom, with the name afterwards being shortened to WorldCom in 2000. WorldCom's financial scandals and bankruptcy led that company to change its name in 2003 to MCI Inc. The MCI name disappeared in January 2006 after the company was bought by Verizon.
World Com Together. [Sorry, the video for this story has expired, but you can still read the transcript below. PHIL PONCE: Last month when WorldCom, Inc. first made a $30 billion bid to buy phone giant MCI, WorldCom was not exactly a household name. But today it was announced WorldCom sweetened its offer to $37 billion and MCI had said yes. Now, the little-known Mississippi company could make history for causing the largest corporate merger in U.S. history.